Social Studies History Quiz

A person who first explores or settles a new region, leading the way for others to follow is called a ___________________.

• traveler

• hiker

• pioneer

• nomad

Original surveys said that Michigan land was...

• full of fields and people.

• already full of houses and farms.

• not good for farming.

The first governor of Michigan was...

• George Washington

• Stevens T. Mason

• William Hull

• Abraham Lincoln

Original surveys said that Michigan land was...

• full of fields and people.

• already full of houses and farms.

• not good for farming.

The people who moved furs around the Great Lakes region were...

• voyageurs

• Native Americans

• Missionaries

What is the capital of Michigan?

• Lansing

• Detroit

• Grand Rapids

• None of the above

What did Michigan's population need to be to become a state?

• 600,000

• 60,000

• 6,000

• 600,000

What year did Michigan become a state?

• 1937

• 1889

• 1776

• 1837